docs: def conv_to_float(indata, inf_str=''):
      """Try to convert an arbitrary string to a float. Specify what will be replaced with "Inf".
      
      Args:
          indata (str): String which contains a float
          inf_str (str): If string contains something other than a float, and you want to replace it with float("Inf"), 
              specify that string here.
  
      Returns:
          float: Converted string representation
  
      """
      if indata.strip() == inf_str:
          outdata = float('Inf')
      else:
          try:
              outdata = float(indata)
          except:
              raise ValueError('Unable to convert {} to float'.format(indata))
  
      return outdata